CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Santos Ortega

Posted by
Rob Wargo

Santos Ortega played Grandpa (Will) Hughes on AS THE WORLD TURNS from 1956 through 1976, when the actor and character both passed away. Ironically, Ortega was the same age as Don MacLaughlin, who played his son Chris.

Ortega had an extensive career in radio prior to joining AS THE WORLD TURNS, including roles on such series as MYRT AND MARGE, THE MAN I MARRIED, LIGHT OF THE WORLD, MR. AND MRS. NORTH and ELLERY QUEEN.

5 comments:

Rob, imdb.com lists Santos Ortega as having been born in June 1899 and Don MacLaughlin as having been born in November 1907. Not a massive difference in ages, but (if correct!) means they weren't literally the same age. Still, they were the original equivalent of the visually-off father/son relationship of John McCook and Ronn Moss on B&B who are also quite close in age in real life!